Traditional and Indigenous knowledges

A Ha’apai resident speaks of her experience during the volcanic eruption in 2022 in Tonga, and what some of the signs were prior to the event. A Tongan resident also shares how they felt well prepared before a recent strong earthquake in the country.

A vast area of Bangladesh is below mean sea level, making it vulnerable to high tides. Flooding reduces crop production and increases food insecurity. The cultivation of floating beds known as baira allows communities to adapt to these impacts.

A seismologist looks into Native American stories and languages to collect more information about past earthquakes in eastern North American.

Extreme weather event or natural disaster type that was of most concern for First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, aged 15 years and older, Canada, 2024

What happens when a glacier dies? Community members know that climate change is affecting the apu, or mountain god, but they say that transforming a Quechua ritual will help them protect it and restore the snow.

Despite the importance of localized methods to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to disasters, this knowledge is often overlooked. Here are four actions to integrate indigenous and local knowledges into early warning system monitoring and forecasting.

In response to drought and extreme heat, communities in Zimbabwe are attempting to adapt while lamenting the loss of traditional ecological practices.

Ground Truth Solutions (GTS) has conducted numerous studies highlighting the need to improve accountability in Chad’s humanitarian response.